SALMO 51 1 Del maestro de coro. Salmo de David. 2 Cuando el profeta Natán lo visitó, después que aquél se había unido a Betsabé. 3 ¡Ten piedad de mí, oh Dios, por tu bondad, por tu gran compasión, borra mis faltas! 4 ¡Lávame totalmente de mi culpa y purifícame de mi pecado! 5 Porque yo… Seguir leyendo SALMO 51 (50)
Categoría: SEMANA SANTA 2023
08/04/2023 – Sábado. Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa.
PRIMERA LECTURA
Vio Dios todo lo que había hecho; y era muy bueno.
Lectura del libro del Génesis 1, 1. 26-31a
Al principio creó Dios el cielo y la tierra.
Y dijo Dios:
«Hagamos al hombre a nuestra imagen y semejanza; que domine los peces del mar, las aves del cielo, los animales domésticos, los reptiles de la tierra».
Y creó Dios al hombre a su imagen; a imagen de Dios lo creó, varón y mujer los creó.
Dios los bendijo; y les dijo Dios:
«Sed fecundos y multiplicaos, llenad la tierra y sometedla; dominad los peces del mar, las aves del cielo, y todos los animales que se mueven sobre la tierra».
Y dijo Dios:
«Mirad, os entrego todas las hierbas que engendran semilla sobre la superficie de la tierra y todos los árboles frutales que engendran semilla: os servirán de alimento. Y la hierba verde servirá de alimento a todas las fieras de la tierra, a todas las aves del cielo, a todos los reptiles de la tierra y a todo ser que respira».
Y así fue.
Vio Dios todo lo que había hecho, y era muy bueno.
Palabra de Dios.
Sal 32, 4-5. 6-7. 12-13. 20 y 22.
R. La misericordia del Señor llena la tierra.
La palabra del Señor es sincera,
y todas sus acciones son leales;
él ama la justicia y el derecho,
y su misericordia llena la tierra. R.
R. La misericordia del Señor llena la tierra.
La palabra del Señor hizo el cielo;
el aliento de su boca, sus ejércitos;
encierra en un odre las aguas marinas,
mete en un depósito el océano. R.
R. La misericordia del Señor llena la tierra.
Dichosa la nación cuyo Dios es el Señor,
el pueblo que él se escogió como heredad.
El Señor mira desde el cielo,
se fija en todos los hombres. R.
R. La misericordia del Señor llena la tierra.
Nosotros aguardamos al Señor:
él es nuestro auxilio y escudo.
Que tu misericordia, Señor, venga sobre nosotros,
como lo esperamos de ti. R.
R. La misericordia del Señor llena la tierra.
Salmo responsorial de la Segunda Lectura
Sal 15, 5 y 8. 9-10. 11
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, que me refugio en ti.
El Señor es el lote de mi heredad y mi copa;
mi suerte está en tu mano.
Tengo siempre presente al Señor,
con él a mi derecha no vacilaré. R.
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, que me refugio en ti.
Por eso se me alegra el corazón,
se gozan mis entrañas,
y mi carne descansa esperanzada.
Porque no me abandonarás en la región de los muertos
ni dejarás a tu fiel ver la corrupción. R.
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, que me refugio en ti.
Me enseñarás el sendero de la vida,
me saciarás de gozo en tu presencia,
de alegría perpetua a tu derecha. R.
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, que me refugio en ti.
Salmo responsorial de la Tercera Lectura
Ex 15, 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 17-18
R. Cantaré al Señor, sublime es su victoria.
Cantaré al Señor, glorioso es su victoria,
caballos y carros ha arrojado en el mar.
Mi fuerza y mi poder es el Señor,
Él fue mi salvación.
Él es mi Dios: yo lo alabaré;
el Dios de mis padres: yo lo ensalzaré. R.
R. Cantaré al Señor, sublime es su victoria.
El Señor es un guerrero,
su nombre es “El Señor”.
Los carros del Faraón los lanzó al mar,
ahogó en el mar Rojo a sus mejores capitanes. R.
R. Cantaré al Señor, sublime es su victoria.
Las olas los cubrieron,
bajaron hasta el fondo como piedras.
Tu diestra, Señor, es magnífica en poder,
tu diestra, Señor, tritura al enemigo. R.
R. Cantaré al Señor, sublime es su victoria.
Los introduces y los plantas en el monte de tu heredad,
lugar del que hiciste tu trono, Señor;
santuario, Señor, que fundaron tus manos.
El Señor reina por siempre jamás. R.
R. Cantaré al Señor, sublime es su victoria.
SEGUNDA LECTURA
El sacrificio de Abrahán, nuestro padre en la fe.
Lectura del libro del Génesis 22, 1-2. 9a. 10-13. 15-18
En aquellos días, Dios puso a prueba a Abrahán. Le dijo:
«¡Abrahán!»
Él respondió:
«Aquí estoy».
Dios le dijo:
«Toma a tu hijo único, al que amas, a Isaac, y vete a la tierra de Moria y ofrécemelo allí en holocausto en uno de los montes que yo te indicaré».
Cuando llegaron al sitio que le había dicho Dios, Abrahán levantó allí el altar y apiló la leña. Entonces Abrahán alargó la mano y tomó el cuchillo para degollar a su hijo. Pero el ángel del Señor le gritó desde el cielo:
«¡Abrahán, Abrahán!».
Él contestó:
«Aquí estoy».
El ángel le ordenó:
«No alargues la mano contra el muchacho ni le hagas nada. Ahora he comprobado que temes a Dios, porque no te has reservado a tu hijo, a tu único hijo».
Abrahán levantó los ojos y vio un carnero enredado por los cuernos en la maleza. Se acercó, tomó el carnero y lo ofreció en holocausto en lugar de su hijo.
El ángel del Señor llamó a Abrahán por segunda vez desde el cielo y le dijo:
«Juro por mí mismo -oráculo del Señor-: Por haber hecho esto, por no haberte reservado tu hijo, tu hijo único, te colmaré de bendiciones y multiplicaré a tus descendientes como las estrellas del cielo y como la arena de la playa. Tus descendientes conquistarán las puertas de sus enemigos. Todas las naciones de la tierra se bendecirán con tu descendencia, porque me has escuchado mi voz».
Palabra de Dios.
TERCERA LECTURA
Los hijos de Israel entraron en medio del mar, por lo seco
Lectura del libro del Éxodo 14, 15-15, 1a
En aquellos días, dijo el Señor a Moisés:
«¿Por qué sigues clamando a mí? Di a los israelitas que se pongan en marcha. Y tú, alza tu cayado, extiende tu mano sobre el mar y divídelo, para que los hijos de Israel pasen por medio del mar, por lo seco. Yo haré que los egipcios se obstinen y entren detrás de vosotros, y me cubriré de gloria costa del faraón y de todo su ejército, de sus carros y de sus jinetes. Así sabrán los egipcios que yo soy el Señor, cuando me haya cubierto de gloria a costa del faraón, de sus carros y de sus jinetes».
Se puso en marcha el ángel del Señor, que iba al frente del ejército de Israel, y pasó a retaguardia. También la columna de nube, que iba delante de ellos, se desplazó y se colocó detrás, poniéndose entre el campamento de los egipcios y el campamento de Israel. La nube era tenebrosa y transcurrió toda la noche sin que los ejércitos pudieran aproximarse el uno al otro. Moisés extendió su mano sobre el mar, y el Señor hizo retirarse el mar con un fuerte viento del este que sopló toda la noche; el mar se secó y se dividieron las aguas. Los hijos de Israel entraron en medio del mar, en lo seco, y las aguas les hacían de muralla a derecha e izquierda. Los egipcios los persiguieron y entraron tras ellos, en medio del mar: todos los caballos del faraón, sus carros y sus jinetes.
Era ya la vigilia matutina cuando el Señor miró desde la columna de fuego y humo hacia el ejército de los egipcios y sembró el pánico en el ejercito egipcio. Trabó las ruedas de sus carros, haciéndolos avanzar pesadamente.
Los egipcios dijeron:
«Huyamos ante Israel, porque el Señor lucha por él contra Egipto».
Luego dijo el Señor a Moisés:
«Extiende tu mano sobre el mar, y vuelvan las aguas sobre los egipcios, sus carros y sus jinetes».
Moisés extendió su mano sobre el mar; y al despuntar el día el mar recobró su estado natural, de modo que los egipcios, en su huida, toparon con las aguas. Así precipito el Señor a los egipcios en medio del mar.
Las aguas volvieron y cubrieron los carros, los jinetes y todo el ejército del faraón, que había entrado en el mar. Ni uno solo se salvó.
Mas los hijos de Israel pasaron en seco por medio del mar, mientras las aguas hacían de muralla a derecha e izquierda.
Aquel día salvó el Señor a Israel del poder de Egipto, e Israel vio a los egipcios muertos, en la orilla del mar. Vio, pues, Israel la mano potente que el Señor había desplegado contra los egipcios, y temió el pueblo al Señor, y creyó en el Señor y en Moisés, su siervo.
Entonces Moisés y los hijos de Israel cantaron este canto al Señor.
EVANGELIO
Ha resucitado y va por delante de vosotros a Galilea.
Lectura del santo Evangelio según san Mateo 28, 1-10
Pasado el sábado, al alborear el primer día de la semana, fueron María Magdalena y la otra María a ver el sepulcro. Y de pronto tembló fuertemente la tierra, pues un ángel del Señor, bajando del cielo y acercándose, corrió la piedra y se sentó encima. Su aspecto era de relámpago y su vestido blanco como la nieve; los centinelas temblaron de miedo y quedaron como muertos. El ángel habló a las mujeres:
«Vosotras, no temáis; ya sé que buscáis a Jesús, el crucificado, No está aquí: ¡ha resucitado!, como había dicho. Venid a ver el sitio donde yacía e id aprisa a decir a sus discípulos: «Ha resucitado de entre los muertos y va por delante de vosotros a Galilea. Allí lo veréis.» Mirad, os lo he anunciado».
Ellas se marcharon a toda prisa del sepulcro; llenas de alegría y corrieron a anunciarlo a los discípulos.
De pronto, Jesús les salió al encuentro y les dijo:
«Alegraos».
Ellas se acercaron, le abrazaron los pies y se postraron ante él.
Jesús les dijo:
«No temáis: id a comunicar a mis hermanos que vayan a Galilea; allí me verán».
Palabra del Señor.
WORD OF THE DAY
06/04/2023
Thursday of Holy Week
READING OF THE DAY
First reading from the Book of Exodus
Ex 12, 1-8. 11-14
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
“This month shall stand at the head of your calendar;
you shall reckon it the first month of the year.
Tell the whole community of Israel:
On the tenth of this month every one of your families
must procure for itself a lamb, one apiece for each household.
If a family is too small for a whole lamb,
it shall join the nearest household in procuring one
and shall share in the lamb
in proportion to the number of persons who partake of it.
The lamb must be a year-old male and without blemish.
You may take it from either the sheep or the goats.
You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month,
and then, with the whole assembly of Israel present,
it shall be slaughtered during the evening twilight.
They shall take some of its blood
and apply it to the two doorposts and the lintel
of every house in which they partake of the lamb.
That same night they shall eat its roasted flesh
with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
“This is how you are to eat it:
with your loins girt, sandals on your feet and your staff in hand,
you shall eat like those who are in flight.
It is the Passover of the Lord.
For on this same night I will go through Egypt,
striking down every firstborn of the land, both man and beast,
and executing judgment on all the gods of Egypt—I, the Lord!
But the blood will mark the houses where you are.
Seeing the blood, I will pass over you;
thus, when I strike the land of Egypt,
no destructive blow will come upon you.
“This day shall be a memorial feast for you,
which all your generations shall celebrate
with pilgrimage to the Lord, as a perpetual institution.”
Second reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians
1 Cor 11, 23-26
Brothers and sisters:
I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you,
that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over,
took bread, and, after he had given thanks,
broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY
From the Gospel according to John
Jn 13,1-15
Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come
to pass from this world to the Father.
He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end.
The devil had already induced Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over.
So, during supper,
fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power
and that he had come from God and was returning to God,
he rose from supper and took off his outer garments.
He took a towel and tied it around his waist.
Then he poured water into a basin
and began to wash the disciples’ feet
and dry them with the towel around his waist.
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,
“Master, are you going to wash my feet?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“What I am doing, you do not understand now,
but you will understand later.”
Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.”
Jesus answered him,
“Unless I wash you, you will have no inheritance with me.”
Simon Peter said to him,
“Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head as well.”
Jesus said to him,
“Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his feet washed,
for he is clean all over;
so you are clean, but not all.”
For he knew who would betray him;
for this reason, he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
So when he had washed their feet
and put his garments back on and reclined at table again,
he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you?
You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am.
If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet,
you ought to wash one another’s feet.
I have given you a model to follow,
so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”
03/04/2023 – Monday of Holy Week
WORD OF THE DAY 03/04/2023 Monday of Holy Week READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah Is 42, 1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations,… Seguir leyendo 03/04/2023 – Monday of Holy Week
WORD OF THE DAY
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
READING OF THE DAY
First reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah
Is 50,4-7
The Lord God has given me
a well-trained tongue,
that I might know how to speak to the weary
a word that will rouse them.
Morning after morning
he opens my ear that I may hear;
and I have not rebelled,
have not turned back.
I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who plucked my beard;
my face I did not shield
from buffets and spitting.
The Lord God is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
Second reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Philippians
Phil 2,6-11
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 26,14-27,66
One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,
went to the chief priests and said,
«What are you willing to give me
if I hand him over to you?»
They paid him thirty pieces of silver,
and from that time on he looked for an opportunity
to hand him over.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
the disciples approached Jesus and said,
«Where do you want us to prepare
for you to eat the Passover?»
He said,
«Go into the city to a certain man and tell him,
‘The teacher says, «My appointed time draws near;
in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.»‘»
The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered,
and prepared the Passover.
When it was evening,
he reclined at table with the Twelve.
And while they were eating, he said,
«Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.»
Deeply distressed at this,
they began to say to him one after another,
«Surely it is not I, Lord?»
He said in reply,
«He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me
is the one who will betray me.
The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him,
but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed.
It would be better for that man if he had never been born.»
Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply,
«Surely it is not I, Rabbi?»
He answered, «You have said so.»
While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and giving it to his disciples said,
«Take and eat; this is my body.»
Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
«Drink from it, all of you,
for this is my blood of the covenant,
which will be shed on behalf of many
for the forgiveness of sins.
I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine
until the day when I drink it with you new
in the kingdom of my Father.»
Then, after singing a hymn,
they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Then Jesus said to them,
«This night all of you will have your faith in me shaken,
for it is written:
I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be dispersed;
but after I have been raised up,
I shall go before you to Galilee.»
Peter said to him in reply,
«Though all may have their faith in you shaken,
mine will never be.»
Jesus said to him,
«Amen, I say to you,
this very night before the cock crows,
you will deny me three times.»
Peter said to him,
«Even though I should have to die with you,
I will not deny you.»
And all the disciples spoke likewise.
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,
and he said to his disciples,
«Sit here while I go over there and pray.»
He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to feel sorrow and distress.
Then he said to them,
«My soul is sorrowful even to death.
Remain here and keep watch with me.»
He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying,
«My Father, if it is possible,
let this cup pass from me;
yet, not as I will, but as you will.»
When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep.
He said to Peter,
«So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?
Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.»
Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again,
«My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass
without my drinking it, your will be done!»
Then he returned once more and found them asleep,
for they could not keep their eyes open.
He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time,
saying the same thing again.
Then he returned to his disciples and said to them,
«Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?
Behold, the hour is at hand
when the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners.
Get up, let us go.
Look, my betrayer is at hand.»
While he was still speaking,
Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived,
accompanied by a large crowd, with swords and clubs,
who had come from the chief priests and the elders
of the people.
His betrayer had arranged a sign with them, saying,
«The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him.»
Immediately he went over to Jesus and said,
«Hail, Rabbi!» and he kissed him.
Jesus answered him,
«Friend, do what you have come for.»
Then stepping forward they laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
And behold, one of those who accompanied Jesus
put his hand to his sword, drew it,
and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his ear.
Then Jesus said to him,
«Put your sword back into its sheath,
for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
Do you think that I cannot call upon my Father
and he will not provide me at this moment
with more than twelve legions of angels?
But then how would the Scriptures be fulfilled
which say that it must come to pass in this way?»
At that hour Jesus said to the crowds,
«Have you come out as against a robber,
with swords and clubs to seize me?
Day after day I sat teaching in the temple area,
yet you did not arrest me.
But all this has come to pass
that the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled.»
Then all the disciples left him and fled.
Those who had arrested Jesus led him away
to Caiaphas the high priest,
where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Peter was following him at a distance
as far as the high priest’s courtyard,
and going inside he sat down with the servants
to see the outcome.
The chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin
kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus
in order to put him to death,
but they found none,
though many false witnesses came forward.
Finally two came forward who stated,
«This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God
and within three days rebuild it.'»
The high priest rose and addressed him,
«Have you no answer?
What are these men testifying against you?»
But Jesus was silent.
Then the high priest said to him,
«I order you to tell us under oath before the living God
whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.»
Jesus said to him in reply,
«You have said so.
But I tell you:
From now on you will see ‘the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power’
and ‘coming on the clouds of heaven.'»
Then the high priest tore his robes and said,
«He has blasphemed!
What further need have we of witnesses?
You have now heard the blasphemy;
what is your opinion?»
They said in reply,
«He deserves to die!»
Then they spat in his face and struck him,
while some slapped him, saying,
«Prophesy for us, Christ: who is it that struck you?»
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard.
One of the maids came over to him and said,
«You too were with Jesus the Galilean.»
But he denied it in front of everyone, saying,
«I do not know what you are talking about!»
As he went out to the gate, another girl saw him
and said to those who were there,
«This man was with Jesus the Nazorean.»
Again he denied it with an oath,
«I do not know the man!»
A little later the bystanders came over and said to Peter,
«Surely you too are one of them;
even your speech gives you away.»
At that he began to curse and to swear,
«I do not know the man.»
And immediately a cock crowed.
Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken:
«Before the cock crows you will deny me three times.»
He went out and began to weep bitterly.
When it was morning,
all the chief priests and the elders of the people
took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
They bound him, led him away,
and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.
Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned,
deeply regretted what he had done.
He returned the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and elders, saying,
«I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.»
They said,
«What is that to us?
Look to it yourself.»
Flinging the money into the temple,
he departed and went off and hanged himself.
The chief priests gathered up the money, but said,
«It is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury,
for it is the price of blood.»
After consultation, they used it to buy the potter’s field
as a burial place for foreigners.
That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood.
Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah
the prophet,
And they took the thirty pieces of silver,
the value of a man with a price on his head,
a price set by some of the Israelites,
and they paid it out for the potter’s field
just as the Lord had commanded me.
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and he questioned him,
«Are you the king of the Jews?»
Jesus said, «You say so.»
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders,
he made no answer.
Then Pilate said to him,
«Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?»
But he did not answer him one word,
so that the governor was greatly amazed.
Now on the occasion of the feast
the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd
one prisoner whom they wished.
And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them,
«Which one do you want me to release to you,
Barabbas, or Jesus called Christ?»
For he knew that it was out of envy
that they had handed him over.
While he was still seated on the bench,
his wife sent him a message,
«Have nothing to do with that righteous man.
I suffered much in a dream today because of him.»
The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds
to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus.
The governor said to them in reply,
«Which of the two do you want me to release to you?»
They answered, «Barabbas!»
Pilate said to them,
«Then what shall I do with Jesus called Christ?»
They all said,
«Let him be crucified!»
But he said,
«Why? What evil has he done?»
They only shouted the louder,
«Let him be crucified!»
When Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all,
but that a riot was breaking out instead,
he took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd,
saying, «I am innocent of this man’s blood.
Look to it yourselves.»
And the whole people said in reply,
«His blood be upon us and upon our children.»
Then he released Barabbas to them,
but after he had Jesus scourged,
he handed him over to be crucified.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium
and gathered the whole cohort around him.
They stripped off his clothes
and threw a scarlet military cloak about him.
Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head,
and a reed in his right hand.
And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying,
«Hail, King of the Jews!»
They spat upon him and took the reed
and kept striking him on the head.
And when they had mocked him,
they stripped him of the cloak,
dressed him in his own clothes,
and led him off to crucify him.
As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon;
this man they pressed into service
to carry his cross.
And when they came to a place called Golgotha
—which means Place of the Skull —,
they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall.
But when he had tasted it, he refused to drink.
After they had crucified him,
they divided his garments by casting lots;
then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
And they placed over his head the written charge against him:
This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
Two revolutionaries were crucified with him,
one on his right and the other on his left.
Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying,
«You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
save yourself, if you are the Son of God,
and come down from the cross!»
Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and said,
«He saved others; he cannot save himself.
So he is the king of Israel!
Let him come down from the cross now,
and we will believe in him.
He trusted in God;
let him deliver him now if he wants him.
For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.'»
The revolutionaries who were crucified with him
also kept abusing him in the same way.
From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land
until three in the afternoon.
And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice,
«Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?»
which means, «My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?»
Some of the bystanders who heard it said,
«This one is calling for Elijah.»
Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge;
he soaked it in wine, and putting it on a reed,
gave it to him to drink.
But the rest said,
«Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him.»
But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice,
and gave up his spirit.
Here all kneel and pause for a short time.
And behold, the veil of the sanctuary
was torn in two from top to bottom.
The earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened,
and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection,
they entered the holy city and appeared to many.
The centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over Jesus
feared greatly when they saw the earthquake
and all that was happening, and they said,
«Truly, this was the Son of God!»
There were many women there, looking on from a distance,
who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.
Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph,
and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
When it was evening,
there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph,
who was himself a disciple of Jesus.
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus;
then Pilate ordered it to be handed over.
Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen
and laid it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock.
Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the tomb
and departed.
But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
remained sitting there, facing the tomb.
The next day, the one following the day of preparation,
the chief priests and the Pharisees
gathered before Pilate and said,
«Sir, we remember that this impostor while still alive said,
‘After three days I will be raised up.’
Give orders, then, that the grave be secured until the third day,
lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people,
‘He has been raised from the dead.’
This last imposture would be worse than the first.»
Pilate said to them,
«The guard is yours;
go, secure it as best you can.»
So they went and secured the tomb
by fixing a seal to the stone and setting the guard.
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